Using these three separate approaches bolstered the narrative and made me excited for the next piece of Lincoln’s tale to be revealed. The second shows us court footage from the 1970’s, where a CIA agent who helped Lincoln explains his role in the mayhem, and the final method is through direct interactions Lincoln has during his journey. The first is through documentary-style interviews of Lincoln’s associates and members of the FBI recounting his rampage to take down the Italian mob in New Bordeaux, a fictional version of New Orleans. There are three different methods that form a complete picture of Lincoln’s story.
The narrative does not unfold in an expected way for an open-world game. On the surface, the story of protagonist Lincoln Clay is just an average tale of revenge, but thanks to a unique storytelling technique combined with a cast of memorable characters and stellar voice acting, the story pushes past its potential downfalls. One of the things Mafia III does remarkably well is how it approaches narrative.
